Genius G-Shot HD520 review

As seems to be the vogue, the Genius G-Shot HD520 shoots H.264 video to removable SD Card flash memory and has an HDMI output so the resulting footage can be viewed on a convenient TV screen.

We weren’t bowled over by the Genius G-Shot HD520. It crams in a lot of ideas but doesn’t execute them terribly well. We’d be happy to take this camcorder out and about to record a family fun day, but wouldn’t rely on it as our everyday digital camera.

Review: Genius G-Shot HD520 pocket HD camcorder

The G-Shot HD520 pocket HD camcorder from Genius is more affordable than its competitors, such as the Flip UltraHD, the Vado HD, or the Zi6.

Unlike the candy bar-like shapes of the UltraHD, Vado HD, and Zi6, the G-Shot features a pistol-grip design with a flip-out LCD (its design is similar to the Xacti). The flip-out LCD can rotate 270 degress, so you can turn the display around for...

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Genius G-Shot HD520 review

The Genius G-Shot HD520 is a small pistol-grip camcorder with 5Mp photo capture, face-detection and the ability to work as a voice recorder as well.

We weren’t bowled over by the Genius G-Shot HD520. It crams in a lot of ideas but doesn’t execute them terribly well. We’d be happy to take this camcorder out and about to record a family fun day, but wouldn't rely on it as our everyday digital camera.

Genius G-Shot HD520 easy on the pocket in more ways than one

If you're in the market for a camcorder that isn't too hard on the pocket when it comes to both size and cost, then the Genius G-Shot HD520 could be just the thing for you. Capable of capturing 11-megapixel still images or 5-megapixel video in...

At that price, you'd be excused for thinking the HD520 would be a little light on in the features department, but Genius has managed to squeeze in face detection, electronic image stabilizers (EIS), Z-lighting technology to enhance brightness in low...

The Genius G-Shot HD520 offers high-def video for $149

Despite the fact that almost everyone's existing digicams already shoot video, digi-camcorders are still a thriving business thanks to Flip and Kodak's small, handheld point-and-shoots. There's a big YouTube market of consumers to cater to, and the...